The National tribune., 1887-05-05


South Carolina belongs TO the Iowa Brigade,
of the Seventeenth Corps. The following
letter from Gen Giles A. Smith, command
ipg the division, viii bear me out in this
claim:
WHAT GEN. SMITH SAYS.
TDQ'Rs ToULrH DTvTsION SEVENTEENTH CoRPs.
NEAE, Cola MHlA, =. g.. Feb a. 1868.
Brig. Gen. ". W hElKNhP, commanding Third
Brigade Fourth DIVISION.
DEAR SIE: Allow uie 10 congratulate You, and
Through you Lieut.. Col. !. G. kennedy, 18Th Iowa
Veteran Volunteer. Hnd the men under hs COM
maud for first entering tlir city Of touibin on tue
morning pi Friday. feh. a. Si5 and being the first
90 plaid his coiors on the Capi of South Carolina
while the army YVES laying poutoon bridges across
the Saudn and B Dad Rivers iinre miles above the
city. Lieut.. Col. Kennedy. under your direction.
lifted up Hp old wornoui tatnoJt capable of car
Tying about 20 men ..nd, accompanied by lgeuis
ID. 2. Macarthur "A a. v iliam n tsoodrei of your
staff crossed tlt,. ,f,,.r in front of the CITY aud
boldly advanced through its streets, sending bnck
the boat with another procured on the opposite
shore ior more troops. and on thr arrival, with 20
men ia all, drove portion oi Nh""iers cavalry
from the town. and AT n 30 "A, m. planted his two
Stands Of oolors one upon the "id aud the other
upon the new Capitol
TIE swiit current oi the Cougsree River and its
rocky chnnuc rendered tins crossing both difficult
aud dangerous, and ths prcsenco oi the enemy, hut
m what iorcc unsn"wn. rendered the undertaking
EiiH more hazardous.
Lieut. Col Kennedy aud ls rer inient are eI.iitled
90 great credit for ia successful 'ocoiupi ,iment.
obed.cnt servant GIIf,s A. 80 TH
Brevet Majnr-ticner,i Commanding
GEN. HICKENIoUPER s 7 sTIMONY.
Brighten. Andrew Hic,,enIooper, Chief of
Artillery IN Gen McPhersou's 5, Fl, and the
lasi commander of the Croci e lowa) Bri-
Cade, in an address before ist Brigade So
c'-ly, uses the following laup
Rapidly moving north along h ret and better
roads YOU again met aud dee4sli iiie enemy Ht
Gnngaree Greek. aud on the l1tli aav ti February,
ls6l through the rash daring Aul aun-Ircuons
bravery % "a lew soldiers at this ,i'uurhl brigade.
hours IA advance vi its formal li,ston aud sur
render TIE flag oi the 18Th io,n waved IN trumph
over IL birthplace OF sece,s'on-li'' Capitol Of
south Carolina.
In liie mIudle OF the wlda street running
dirscuy from the Capitol bGi.a'ng iBJo the
heart OF ihe ciy q do no rcn"mher the
name Of IN, street, Jhe r.brS nai an inn
ncnSe pile Of CoI,On in baic. When ihcy
found that the city must inevitably sgrren-
der, some one
SET THIS COTTON oN FIRE.
Whether Uhis was done by h4 order of any
one IL commtn md l. Il rpuls1. eanasl say:
but i have Il nom Col. Kennedy. Mai .y.
Capt. Goodroll aud Lleui NehIihur iht
when they were auNauc!a- ugan the Capitol
building Ihey saw th sc3s. 1u lire and IL
had cvldeuil, been hUuia. ior some time
before s"idiei oi Sh.u4al'- army entered
the place nom any aiTsgtloH.
Durlng the enilre o4 ~ one % tHa most vio-
lent wand storms prevailed Ngah the wr'7rr
has ever vi messed aud Nt.oi aa5 pade he
trip OF Col. Kennedy "A rs men acf1ss the
Congaree especial, r.1.u.8us The Niud
eau liri up large aye, al tHe ralH'ag cotton
this 5emg rendered pu>ae ay he rope
bands having boei bulged and they were
hited up and blown Tor -Hu ar.6s b yards
in almost every direction IIe a5iac.rt
houses caught fire. and oih, sisc although
several hundred var 3 removed, because of
this violent wind orm
There may have been piii5g,pa, aud can
not say that some 0i the sOuse- may not
have been
FIRED BY ORR SOLDIERS.
but do know that lht Gre originated hrm
this burning cotton ap. c uaa Hlloi -sii-
ed ihis. or Ibe mau who olo .,ee done :
the person vino r. r,poa6l8se t8s ihe auia-
in oi Columbia Thus nas done s Feast
two hours bei"rg uau belong sur 10 Sher-
maui's army entered be city
Ia Wuu hr >.m.ar mFm~ be Or lar TO
descrine the scrnr> th were enacted Pm lhe
lated city "n thai c,.ll'ia e1 aE omen
aud chlldTea, uid men 5nd lorne-s>rT body
WHO had remained Ia ihc foAg wen. op .he
Streets some in iher brsi clothes. Others
wlth barely rhanlh 80 cover tbeif baked
De>s; women wriu2mg ihe,I h4uds aud a,k-
lns assistance OF ai'A ,osN. 49, malter wBe,her
be was ohle TO aff ri av or Holt B scl. ii
was literal paro' 4aIum
do know, h",rNe tnai fhcrC were spV-
er1 organized etlar ou the part of I'll Gers
Of high rank 80 ch ce n AHues
SOLDIERS wC.NaB rs HArD
ns thouga they were stl ving f0sser ,ne.rOwn
property ln,tead . lh.J % ln.i bFie. ene-
mies, aud III nk lhai ha -a.se 0l a. known
tnat the people II Col m1ia world lH aHtr
years, have branded us l, go...rs nrr1,. .'-rs.
thieves, etc., We ~olfid n"t ~ willingly lave
done ali we could a. brip ave f..e.f .ir0p-
erty and Ives.
inU0dnce ihe io. o.iown1 cofre-ar1 7enoe
a. pertinent 10 thi> subi-a and ,gi,l sas. taat
j have copied u iron the lrIgiHas H rrBgh
The c0ugtrsy of Cen. Belknap
SENATOR HAMPTON 10 GIN. BEL6NAP.
SESATE CIANBER WAsuINaro. ls C. ls.h 2 X
CeH. ~. w. 5ElKNAP
'stEi-hAL; Ia conver-ii-iHn with ~.,-e any
ibonipsuH. the other day. le na r tiosel tina N,u
bha toid in sSout ~ I,urtis uf H.i- ln..tuu which
you brought from tiic Hou-. OF f... ,,t,tiv,. al
SOUTH Carolina before the luiidtng s A. I,lrned A.
the State would appreciate a Restoration t,r ibs
painting, and as take d Tor granted ttil Won euld
be glAd 10 have the pleasure 81 replacing IL iu ats
Original position, venture 10 call your attention
W. thir matter
hm, very respectfully yourp
lSlgncd) WADE HAMPTON